[nativestudies-l] FW: CSIRO Job announcement
Lowe, Shelly
shelly.lowe at yale.edu
Mon May 19 13:08:40 EDT 2008
Hello,
Attached is a rare opportunity for a senior indigenous scientist of any
discipline who wants a leadership role engaging with Aboriginal groups
in the arid zone of Australia. PLease forward to any interested
individual within your institution.
Regards,
Michael
Michael LaFlamme, PhD MCRP
Socioecological Systems Scientist
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems & Desert Knowledge CRC
(08) 8950 7164; Mob: 0400 251 867
http://www.csiro.au/people/Michael.LaFlamme.html
https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details_prnt.asp
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Positions Details - 2008/556 - Research Group Leader
*Job Profile*
Reference Number: /2008/556/
Position Title: /Research Group Leader/
Division: /CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems/
Location: /Alice Springs, NT /
Classification: /CSOF7 to CSOF8/
Salary Range: /$103k - $155k per annum plus superannuation/
Tenure: /Indefinite/
Applicants: /International Applicants Welcome/
Relocation Assistance: /May be offered to the successful applicant./
Applications Close: /17 Jun 2008/
Job Category:
/Management/Executive
Scientific Research/
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Within our Rangelands and Savannas group, we are seeking to appoint an
outstanding and highly experienced scientist. As the Research Group
Leader, you will be the driving force behind our Alice Springs staff and
facilities, and more generally, to CSIRO's research engagement with arid
Australia and the people who live in it.
In this empowering role, you will have the opportunity to:
* Make a significant contribution to the development of our research
directions
* Establish and forge new research projects, teams and long-lasting
partnerships
* Conduct your own research in areas of strategic importance to
Australia's future
* Through high quality science and its impact, make a difference to
those living in arid Australia
To be successful, you will have a strong science background, with the
ability and drive to make an impact not only within the scientific
community, but at management and policy levels as well. You will be
challenged to build and maintain collaborations and relationships with
our partners and stakeholders, as well as indentifying new avenues for
growth and funding. Your demonstrated research commitment leading to the
integration of biophysical processes into management impacts and policy
responses, as well as regional economies, community governance and
people's livelihoods, will see you thrive in this unique and exciting
role based in the middle of Australia's beautiful deserts.
/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply for all
CSIRO positions./
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*Position Description*
Key behaviours
* Very strong commitment to team based process and outcomes
* Strong leadership and motivational skills
* Commitment to mentoring of students, early and mid career
scientists and indigenous community members with an interest in
research
* Capacity to address applied questions in a scientifically rigorous
and theoretically robust way
* Highly professional delivery of project outcomes - on time, on
budget and on brief
* Excellent communication of scientific results and their implications
*Key relationships*
/Internal/
* /Members of the Office of the Chief, Group and Program Leaders,
Theme Leaders, Senior Divisional Support Staff, staff within the
Alice Springs lab and CSIRO Indigenous Engagement Coordinators/
/External/
* /Major clients in government, industry, universities, NRM bodies
and the wider community, other R&D organisations such as
Cooperative Research Centres and joint venture collaborators/
*Key result areas*
* Substantial research impacts through high quality research that
improves natural resource outcomes in desert lands, enhances
regional sustainability and strengthens livelihoods of desert people.
* Build and manage well functioning teams and help deliver CSIRO's
organisational objectives.
* Provide a research environment that nurtures staff and encourages
wellbeing.
* Encourage practices and behaviours that support creativity,
commitment and co-operation.
* Maintain a balance between the skills and capability in the
research group with the needs of research managers and research
funders by looking ahead to future demands and by maintaining
flexibility within the group.
* Assist the Research Program Leader and relevant Theme Leaders to
identify international and emerging science trends and contribute
to strategies to enhance science capability, quality and impact.
* Contribute to business and science development by building
relationships, partnerships and collaborations.
* Build relationships with stakeholders and potential funders in
order to attract funding for issues of scientific and community
importance.
* Contribute to the strategic direction of the Program, the Division
and research Themes and adopt a co-operative perspective that
acknowledges the role of the group within the wider CSIRO community.
* Group management and management of site-wide issues at the Alice
Springs lab.
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*Selection Criteria*
/Applicants must address the selection criteria. Applicants that do not
address the selection criteria will not be considered. To assist you
prepare your application please read the information available at/
"Guidelines for Applicants" <http://www.csiro.au/files/files/pdue.pdf>
*Essential*
1. PhD and/or equivalent relevant experience as well as documented
research achievements in a relevant domain that have had a
significant influence on a field of research, industry or the
community.
2. Established research record and field work experience relating to
ecological and human perspectives on landscapes and their management.
3. Demonstrated ability to work at a senior level with client groups,
build partnerships and develop collaborative research programs.
4. Demonstrated ability to take a leadership role in supporting
inter-disciplinary research.
5. Demonstrated ability to build, nurture and maintain teams with a
multi-disciplinary focus.
6. Experience in developing and running a research program that is
innovative, attracts external funding and consists of a team of
productive people at various stages of their career including
post-graduate and post-doctoral as well as early, mid and late
career scientists.
7. Willingness to live in a regional community, along with an
aptitude to manage the personal and professional challenges this
brings.
8. High level communication of research results, leading to
management and policy impacts.
9. Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication,
negotiation and representational skills for establishing and
maintaining relationships with staff, management and stakeholders
in industry, funding bodies, government and the general community.
10. Knowledge, understanding and commitment to principles of Workplace
Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, Occupational Health,
Safety and Environment and Employee Participation.
*Desirable*
1. World leader in a significant field of research and evidence of
significant national or international adoption of your work in
delivering significant improvements to the community.
2. The ability to attract collaborative research proposals from
internationally recognised researchers and organisations and the
ability to attract high calibre staff and visitors from Australia
and overseas.
3. Established research record and field work in arid or semi arid
areas.
4. Experience in managing the competing interests of a diversity of
land uses, possibly through participatory research.
5. Ability to adapt science focus to emerging trends such as climate
change.
6. Experience in cross-cultural partnerships and research with
indigenous peoples.
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*Applications*
Before you apply ensure that your documents are in Text, MS Word or PDF.
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other formats. Your Documents will be converted into PDF format. To view
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CSIRO prefers applications be lodged online via this careers site.
You are required to include two documents:(1) A document Addressing the
"Selection Criteria" and
(2) A "Resume or CV" including the names of at least two referees.
*Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not
be considered.*
If you experience difficulties applying online call 1300 301 509 and
someone will be able to assist you. Outside business hours please email:
csiro-careers at csiro.au <mailto:csiro-careers at csiro.au>
If you are unable to lodge your application online, please fax your
application (quoting reference number 2008/556) to +61 2 6246 4455 or
alternatively post to:
CSIRO Careers Online
PO Box 225
DICKSON ACT 2602
*Contact:* Should, after reading the position information, you require
more information on this position please contact Dr Margaret Friedel via
email Margaret.Friedel at csiro.au <mailto:Margaret.Friedel at csiro.au> or
phone 08 8950 7140 or Dr Ian Watson via email Ian.Watson at csiro.au
<mailto:Ian.Watson at csiro.au> or phone 07 4753 8606 or 0438 122 512.
/Please do not email your application directly to Margaret or Ian.
Applications received via this method will not be considered. Please use
the 'Apply Now' link./
*CSIRO*
CSIRO's purpose is to deliver great science and innovative solutions for
industry, society and the environment by igniting the creative spirit of
our people.
People are at the centre of everything we do. We work to create the
right environment to amplify our talent. We take a 'Team Australia'
approach. It is not enough just to have a great idea; we must have
impact, solve problems and make a difference. We take a triple bottom
line focus in our activities, balancing between commerce and the public
good.
Great science is our foundation. Getting it out there is our aim.
*CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems (CSE)*
Through our core strengths in ecology, agricultural science, urban
science, economics, social science and systems integration CSIRO
Sustainable Ecosystems (CSE) works in partnerships with industries, land
managers, communities and policy makers towards science-based solutions
that are both relevant and significant in the affairs of Australia.
Strong science combined with research and end-user partnerships are
intended to ensure CSE asks the right questions and delivers meaningful
and enduring outcomes to the people who govern, manage and live in
Australia's unique natural and built environments. We are committed to
scientific excellence, delivered at local, regional and national scales
to ensure relevance and impact. Our research expertise is increasingly
delivered in an integrated way through landscape-based activities and
partnerships with communities, industries and institutions.
By working with our partners in government, industry and the wider
community we will continue to grow the positive social and economic
impact we have on individual enterprises, and in rural, regional and
urban communities. While we aim to address the immediate issues facing
our partners and clients, we also recognise an important responsibility
to provide the scientific underpinning and stimulus to the national
debate on the long-term sustainability of Australia. Our pathway to
impact lies in better practice and policy and in enhanced human and
institutional capability at a range of local, regional, national and
potentially international scales.
*CSE's Alice Springs Laboratory*
CSIRO's Alice Springs Laboratory undertakes primary research into the
ecology and management of Australia's arid and semi-arid lands. It has a
strong focus on desert livelihoods, and includes active engagement with
indigenous communities. Staff in Alice Springs are part of the
Rangelands and Savannas Program of CSIRO's Division of Sustainable
Ecosystems. The Division has teams based in all Australian States and
Territories and the Alice Springs team works with Program colleagues in
Darwin, Townsville, Brisbane and Canberra. The Alice Springs Laboratory
has collaborative links with other CSIRO divisions, universities,
government agencies, CRCs, NRM bodies, industry and community groups
throughout Australia.
In 2009 the CSIRO team will relocate into new facilities currently under
development on the Desert Knowledge Precinct, a multi-user precinct
focused on the application of knowledge services to the benefit of
Australia's deserts, desert industries and peoples.
Alice Springs is a vibrant community of 27,000 people, set in a
spectacular landscape in the centre of Australia's arid zone. The town
is located on traditional land of Arrernte peoples in a region with
substantial landscape, cultural and linguistic diversity. About 25% of
the Alice Springs population and more than 75% of the population of the
surrounding region are indigenous. It is home to a diverse range of
people and has a lively scientific community as well as offering a wide
variety of cultural and sporting activities. As a tourist destination it
has many facilities usually only found in larger towns and there are
daily flights to most capital cities.
For more information on CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems go to
www.cse.csiro.au <http://www.cse.csiro.au/>
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